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Things That Go Squish in the Night (1) Roger Long at 2:48pm 12.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/1851
Barrier coat recommendation Isla-Mae at 12:04pm 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2066 I am restoring a 1977 O'Day 25. How important it it that I have a barrier coat put on the bottom?
Speed sensor through hull fitting on O'Day 25 Isla-Mae at 12:01pm 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1838 I am restoring a '77 O 'Day 25 and come to a speed sensor fitting just aft of the keel. The gauge is
sigh, Selling my boat... What made you buy yours?? KandD at 11:29am 12.11.12 Big Boats 5/2028 :cry: USN has decided my wife has spent enough time on the east coast and we are going west... we'l*
Engine to Engine rivettw at 10:23am 12.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1412 Hello guys, Currently looking at the feasability of swapping out my old 2QM20 (in 79' 37ft Hunter cu
Modify Bulkhead between Nav station and Main Salon maisso at 9:14am 12.11.12 S2 2/1544 I have a 1983 9.2A and am considering some improvements. One of which would be to 'cut' the separati
O'Day 19 "Weekender" Battery Box yeahmag at 9:12am 12.11.12 Day Sailers 8/3417 My 19 is really coming along... The previous owner had the battery just sitting in the starboard hat
Sailmaker in South eastern Ma. peterbud at 7:07am 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1866 I need to have some work done on my genoa and get my sails cleaned. Does anyone have any reconmendat
1977 Oday 22 (1) LFM at 6:21am 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 16/4871 Another new boat owner. With questions. My wife and I decided to quit buying gas for the gas sucking
Help me pick a potty kito at 6:18am 12.11.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/3377 The Admiral is tired of peeing in a bucket and I need to put a porta potty in my Cat 22.....it would
About that H37C bridgedeck traveler. (2) Ed Schenck at 5:32am 12.11.12 The Cherubini Hunters 32/5691 Spring of 2013 I want my traveler to look like Blaise's, see pictures. Tell me once more how you wer
The Boat Avatar HannaTina88 at 3:49am 12.11.12 Ask All Sailors 0/32 Dear boat owner, Boat manufacturers use all their skills and the latest technology to provide bo
Wire Labelling Ralph Johnstone at 9:24pm 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 26/7800 Has anyone come up with a good product for labelling electrical wiring which lasts ? I am ready to
Catalina 22 Advice--Sell or part out (4) GNX Guy at 5:51pm 12.10.12 Catalina 22 12/3277 Hi, New here. I am a scout leader that just inhearted a Catalina 22 for our unit. Unfortunatl
Purchasing my first sailboat & the survey ken336 at 3:09pm 12.10.12 Mid-Size Boats 18/4189 I saw a hunter 336 in great condition, cosmeticlly, so I had a survey and a mechanical inspection do
mac 26D rudder karlos263 at 3:03pm 12.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1882 Because of the heading up issue with the mac 26D, I decided to try modifying the rudder be adding a
Plumbing changes ifmdalvey at 2:12pm 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1714 Hello folks I have read up on several post on here about plumbing. I presently have the head going
Just purchased a Balboa26 (5) rgranger at 2:05pm 12.10.12 Trailer Sailors 12/5053 Hey All Well it was sort of an impulse/last minute decision but... Just letting you all know that I
Advice - Galveston Bay to Matagorda bay at the end of Dec. twobitdad at 1:54pm 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 10/4692 I have to move my boat (Hunter 30', with the help of a friend, both of us with some experience) from
What is your dream boat? Bad Obsession at 1:09pm 12.10.12 Ask All Sailors 51/8747 What is your dream boat? How would you outfit it? Where would you take it? If you had an unlimi

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Diesel Parts Sourcing/ Fixing etc. capta at 3:35pm 03.27.23 There are quite a few farm machines that use Kubota engines. Parts can easily and fairly inexpensive
USA iPadAir with Navionics didn't work in Europe Davidasailor26 at 3:23pm 03.27.23
Question about replacing gasket on Jabsco head AndyL at 3:22pm 03.27.23 Just wanted to give a quick update on what I did. This is simple stuff but since I asked, maybe oth
Diesel Parts Sourcing/ Fixing etc. Plymouth Sailor at 3:15pm 03.27.23 Mark, A few years back I had to replace my mixing elbow. It was for my 2000 340 (Yanmar 3GM3F).
Dieless Crimpers? JamesG161 at 3:07pm 03.27.23 As we were connecting up our new 9kw Kohler diesel generator, our 2500 watt starter needed an 2/0 ex
Heart stopping drone footage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:05pm 03.27.23 And more women in that crew than men!
Dieless Crimpers? Davidasailor26 at 2:55pm 03.27.23 Thanks for the suggestions. I ended up taking the easy way out and just getting the cables pre-made.
Water Tank Material Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:41pm 03.27.23 The fuel tank isn't HDPE either...at least it hadn't better be because that's the wrong type of PE.
Catalina 25 floor access panels Roy the retired PM at 1:51pm 03.27.23 Hello, I have a "new to me" 1982 C25. What are the wooden access panels for in the floor of the ca
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing Hollyberry at 1:33pm 03.27.23 That chainplate looks like a tough shape to modify to try to bring the forestay forward a tad... the
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing (1) gotons at 1:19pm 03.27.23 I just wanted to post another update with an additional picture. I've got some janky stuff going on
Dieless Crimpers? (1) JamesG161 at 1:02pm 03.27.23 This what we used for 2/0 wire. irst error. We got it right the 2nd time. Jim... PS: Under the Ar
Heart stopping drone footage Joe at 1:01pm 03.27.23 I watched a few of Team Malizia's vids after the drone footage peaked my interest. It's so interes
I thought I should post this warning. Maine Sail at 12:40pm 03.27.23 I've got a used boat. OK, OK, it's an OLD boat. Built in 1980. I decided to dump the two old 100ah
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? Davidasailor26 at 12:38pm 03.27.23 Now that the smoke has cleared. wledge about his pump. Good luck... Jim... No, vanes just flippe
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? (1) JamesG161 at 12:24pm 03.27.23 Looks correct to me. This a flex vane pump. Jim... Now that the smoke has cleared.
I thought I should post this warning. jssailem at 12:07pm 03.27.23 Wayne, You sound like your on top of this LiFePo install. I look for ward to hearing about your suc
USA iPadAir with Navionics didn't work in Europe jssailem at 11:58am 03.27.23 iPad Location Wi-Fi + Cellular models GPS/GNSS Cellular Examining the Apple Support site I found t
mast lights ggrizzard at 11:57am 03.27.23 Some aftermarket LED bulbs, especially those mounted near radio antennas or other electronics, can c
Water Tank Material kloudie1 at 11:44am 03.27.23 Thanks, Peggie... They look just like the fuel tank but hard to tell the difference between HD and L

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